In Country
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
- 5.6
- 1989
- Released
- 2h 0m
Bruce Willis
Emmett Smith
Emily Lloyd
Samantha Hughes
Joan Allen
Irene
Kevin Anderson
Lonnie
John Terry
Tom
Peggy Rea
Mamaw
Judith Ivey
Anita
Richard Hamilton
Grampaw
Stephen Tobolowsky
Pete
Jim Beaver
Earl Smith
Daniel H. Jenkins
Dwayne Hughes
Patricia Richardson
Cindy
Charlie Lamb
Veteran at dance
Heidi Swedberg
Dawn
Ken Jenkins
Jim Holly
Jonathan Hogan
LarryKimberly Faith Jones
DonnaMark Sawyer-Dailey
Drug Store ManagerLinda Kinard
Drug Store CashierW.G. Harvey
ReverendErin Hendley
Irene's BabyTyler Cote Fraysher
Donna's BabyGena Colley
MarleneBelinda Coatley
BelindaHazel Elliott
VolunteerWalter Spann
HotshotTerry Draper
SoldierSteve Frogue
SoldierJim Gaines
SoldierRod Hightower
SoldierGreg Smothers
SoldierCharlie Lamb
Veteran at danceEarl Cole
Veteran at danceClovis Lovelance Sr.
Veteran at danceMichael Mayes
Veteran at danceLarry McCullaugh
Veteran at danceKen Sigers
Veteran at danceMike Smith
Veteran at danceTom Stratton
Veteran at danceMike Swinford
Veteran at dance
Released
en
$18,000,000.00
$3,531,971.00
- #vietnam veteran
- #post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- #based on novel or book
- #kentucky
Reviews
***Low-key drama about Vietnam survivors and the teen daughter of one who died in the war*** A 17 year-old girl from western Kentucky (Emily Lloyd) lives with her Vietnam vet uncle (Bruce Willis) while dating a couple of guys (Kevin Anderson & John Terry). She seeks to know more about her father who died in the war when she was in the womb. Joan Allen plays her mother who lives in Lexington whi